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Meta MoCo | 06 Feb 08 | Comments (1) | Stumble
+ Shell is an urn made of pressed paper and designed by LOTS for burials at sea. Shell will dissolve over time, in celebration of man and nature. There is a small pocket at the top for placing notes or tiny objects and messages can be written on the surface.
+ Brio54 is a young design development company getting ready to launch its first prototype, the H-1, a 4-bedroom home for downsloping lots. Floor plans and specifics of the H-1 are available on the website.
+ The Otto von Quast Veggie Jewels collection currently has sterling silver broccoli on the menu, as well as gold peas. And yes, real veggies were harmed to make this product.
+ GamPlusFratesi is launching their new Cartoon chair this week at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.
+ Studio Design Rafaschierii recently completed an interesting project for a church in Metz: modern chancel furniture in magnesium and glass. Very non-traditional!
+ The Z-ball by James Van Vossel is an inflatable ergonomic ball, but its 3 handles are positioned in such a way to allow the user to sit farther forward than on most balls. This supports the loin area more and results in more comfortable seating.
+ Reinier de Jong’s KEER can be a lounger of 2 different heights or a stool, or even combined to form a sofa or bench. The KEER element is 8” wide – it is up to the user to determine the use.
Please, take a look to this urn, made by Gerard Moliné from Barcelona:
http://www.gerardmoline.com
"Bios is a funeral urn made of biodegradable materials like coconut shell, compact peat and cellulose. Inside the urn, there is a tree seed which can be replaced by any other kind of seed, shoot or plant suitable for the chosen place. When the urn is planted, the seed germinates and starts to grow.
Bios Urn transforms the burial ritual in a regeneration and return to life through nature. As a result, cemeteries become forests.
Snowflake, the famous albino gorilla, was buried on April 23rd 2004 in a Bios urn which is now transforming itself into an African tree called “Calodendrum Capense” in the Barcelona Zoo.
Designed by Gerard Moliné in 1999
ADI FAD 2002 Award
A new version of Bios Urn was developed in 2005 by azuamoline and C.I.R.E.
Top nominated INDEX Award 2005
Expohogar regalo 2006"